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Aviation logistics roundup: VTOL, AOG, and MRO deals, July 2
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Three aviation logistics announcements on 20 July 2026 signal accelerating infrastructure demand across defence and commercial segments: Anduril and Archer unveiled a dual-use autonomous VTOL platform; Expeditors expanded its global Aircraft on Ground (AOG) logistics capability; StandardAero won a LEAP-1B engine MRO contract with Caribbean carrier Arajet.
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The infrastructure to keep aircraft in the air—parts logistics, autonomous resupply, engine maintenance—is now a standalone commercial business, and players are scaling it faster than airlines can build it themselves. If you sell into aviation operations or build aircraft systems, your customer's constraint this year is not the aircraft; it's the supply chain behind it.
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